Law enforcement officials in the UK, in cooperation with the FBI, have arrested an 18-year-old man in connection with DDoS attacks that took down Sony’s PlayStation Network and Microsoft’s Xbox Live service on Christmas Day.

Microsoft has lost yet another highly-ranked executive as Boyd Multerer has called it quits. The Xbox Director of Development recently announced his decision to leave the Redmond-based company on Twitter, citing a desire to “do something new.”

Xbox Live and PlayStation Network, the online services for Microsoft's and Sony's game consoles, are experiencing intermittent outages apparently due to a malicious distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack.

If you’ve been contemplating a jump into Microsoft’s vast software ecosystem, now may be the perfect time to strike. The Redmond-based company has taken several of its most popular subscription services and quietly packaged them into a single offering it's…

Each month, Microsoft recognizes security researchers that help make their online services safer by finding and reporting security vulnerabilities. The March 2014 list is seemingly no different than any other… that is, until you learn that a five-year-old is among…

Xbox Live game integration has been a major feature of Windows Phone since its launch in 2010, allowing users to unlock achievements, add to their gamerscore and play games with their friends right from their smartphone. However if a recent…

Microsoft chief product officer Marc Whitten on Wednesday outlined an upcoming Xbox One update that will land on February 11. The update will arrive about a month before another system update designed to prepare Microsoft’s new console for Titanfall.

Microsoft has now come out with the early launch sales numbers for Xbox One saying that units flew off the shelves at "a record-setting pace" for the brand. Since its launch 18 days ago, Microsoft has sold over 2 million…

According to leaked Snowden documents, American and British intelligence agents have virtually infiltrated World of Warcraft and Second Life. Based on reports from The Guardian and The New York Times, documents dating back to 2008 point at agents creating anonymous…

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With the Xbox One due to hit stores in less than a month, one would imagine that all of the major bugs and intricate ticks were already washed from Microsoft's upcoming hardware. But unfortunately they haven't. Not according to Xbox…

Tomorrow marks the official release of Grand Theft Auto V on Xbox 360 and PS3. But someone at Amazon UK must have gotten a little over enthusiastic as pre-orders were being dispatched and delivered to customers’ doors ahead of time.…

Microsoft recently rebranded the Xbox Live Marketplace less than a week after converting Microsoft Points to real currency. A Microsoft representative said the change will make it easier for consumers to find content both on the Xbox 360 today and…

Microsoft officially announced during E3 that Microsoft Points would soon be converted to local currency and would be used as the primary method for purchases on Xbox Live. As per these changes, Microsoft notes that it has become necessary for…

Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox One will include a new reputation system that replaces the current star-based rating system on the 360. It will be designed to reward those that just play the game and are good participants while individuals that play…

If you’re a fan of Steam’s annual summer games sale but just happen to be a console gamer instead, listen up. Microsoft’s Xbox Live Ultimate Game Sale is here with a number of titles scheduled to be on sale this…

Microsoft is planning to invest nearly $700 million to expand a data center in Iowa that would be used to help power products like Xbox Live and Office 365. The expansion supports Microsoft’s growing demand for cloud services and serves…

Last month it was reported that Microsoft would be shutting down their points system used to purchase virtual goods and arcade-style games over Xbox Live. It was a long time in the making as there likely aren’t many people that…

For a console that has yet to be released, the Xbox One is garnering a lot of negative press from the media and its once loyal fans. To make matters worse, Microsoft described a few new features slated for the…

Longtime Microsoft blogger Paul Thurrott recently published a blog post sharing his thoughts on Microsoft’s planned unveiling of the next generation Xbox. In it, he said Microsoft will initially offer two pricing models for the console: a standalone version for…

Microsoft is launching a new feature starting April 1 that will reward gamers for doing what they love most: playing games. It’s called MyPunchcard and it works by rewarding players with freebies or incentives for playing select titles via Xbox…

Microsoft isn’t letting the fact that next generation consoles are just around the corner as evident by a new Xbox 360 bundle. The Xbox 360 250GB Spring Value Bundle is now available in the US for a limited time while…